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C. A. H. SMITH.

KITCHEN UTENSIL. I No. 369,083. Patented u gso, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIcE.

CHARLES A. H. SMITH, 0E- OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

KITCHEN UTENSIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,083, dated August30, 1887.

Application filed April 7, 1887. Serial No. 234,097. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. H. SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented a" new and useful Kitchen Utensil, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of a metal can for householdpurposes, and has for its obj eo'tthe production of a device whereinseveral compartments-as receptacles and a number of implements employedin cooking are combined in one utensil.

To attain this end my invention consists, essentially, in a can having apartitioned chamber for baking-powder, cream-tartar, 850., in the bodyor upper portion, with the usual cover at the top thereof, and a capshutting up within a lower chamber of the can and em- 20 ployed as abiscuit-cutter, and also as a grater and a receptacle for nutmegs. Bysuch a construction and combination of parts a handy and compact utensilis had for the kitchen department of households.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a vertical section of my combined can, biscuit-cutter, nutmegholder and grater. Fig. 2 is abottom view of removable cap.

A is the body of the can, partitioned as at B, and forming a chamber orreceptacle, 0, in the upper portion for baking-powder, creamtartar,flour, 820., with the usual cover, D,

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placed over the top or upper end thereof. A

separable cup or cap, E, formed of metal and 3 5 provided with a flangeor rim, E*, and corrugated or roughened bottom F, shuts up within thechamber G, formed by the partition-plate B in the lower end of the can.The rim of this cup or cap forms a cutter for biscuits, cake, &c., andthe cup itself forms a receptacle for nutmegs. When the cup or cap isemployed for a biscuitcutter, it is removed from the bottom of the canby means of the flange or rim 13* and the nutmegs displaced.

In order to prevent the material sticking within the cup or cap, an airor vent hole is made in the side or rim thereof, as shown at H.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, Is-

The herein-described kitchen utensil, consisting of the can-body A,having cover D, and horizontally partitioned at B to form upper andlower chambers, and the removable flanged cap E, located in the lowerchamber and having a roughened bottom, F, all constructed in the mannerand adapted for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 60 have hereunto set my handand. seal.

CHARLES A. H. SMITH. [L s.]

Witnesses:

A. O. Lawson, JOSEPH E. FORD.

